UNAIDS Chief: HIV Infections Could Jump Over Six Times if U.S. Support Dropped

TIME

The head of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) said on Monday the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is dropped.

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00:00If this peace, this contribution by the American government through PEPFAR and through Global

00:06Fund is pulled out, stops, our estimate is that in the next five years, we could have

00:156.3 million AIDS-related deaths, 10 times more.

00:22This will cost lives.

00:25If the American government doesn't change its mind and maintain its leadership, people

00:31are going to die because life-saving tools have been taken away from them.

00:38And from what I have heard, I have not yet heard of any European country committing to

00:46step in, but I know that they are listening and trying to see where can they come in,

00:53because they care about rights, about humanity.

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